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Embryo transfer – any positive effect on success?

Embryo transfer – any positive effect on success?. Hassan N. Sallam, MD, FRCOG, PhD (London) Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology The University of Alexandria in Egypt Director, The Suzanne Mubarak Regional Centre for Women’s Health and Development.

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Embryo transfer – any positive effect on success?

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  1. Embryo transfer – any positive effect on success? Hassan N. Sallam, MD, FRCOG, PhD (London) Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology The University of Alexandria in Egypt Director, The Suzanne Mubarak Regional Centre for Women’s Health and Development 2nd Congress of Current Opinion in Reproductive Medicine and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, 17-20 April 2008, Izmir, Turkey

  2. The lighthouse of Alexandria

  3. The uterus (after Soranos of Ephesus)

  4. Intracytoplasmic spem injection (ICSI)

  5. Implantation failure In normal fertile women, 78 to 83 % of embryos fail to implant (Wilcox et al, 1988; Ellish et al, 1996) In infertile women, 85 % of embryos fail to implant (Edwards et al, 1995)

  6. Results of ART in the USA in 2001 SART, ASRM, Fertil Steril 87(6): 1253-66, 2007

  7. Cumulative pregnancy rate after 3 IVF cycles

  8. Approaches to improve implantation in IVF and ICSI • Refining embryo transfer technique • Improving endometrial receptivity • Improving the implantation capacity of the embryo

  9. Approaches to improve implantation in IVF and ICSI • Refining embryo transfer technique • Improving endometrial receptivity • Improving the implantation capacity of the embryo

  10. Evidence-based medicine Level A – The recommendation based on good and consistent scientific evidence (RCT) Level B – The recommendation is based on limited or inconsistent scientific evidence (CT, cohort, case control) Level C – The recommendation is based primarily on consensus and expert opinion

  11. Refining the embryo transfer technique 1. Position during embryo transfer 2. General anaesthesia 3. Gentle and atraumatic technique 4. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer 5. Intrauterine or intratubal transfer 6. Ultrasound guidance 7. Full bladder 8. Removing cervical mucus 9. Flushing the cervical canal 10. Avoiding the tenaculum

  12. Refining the embryo transfer technique 11. Soft catheter 12. Air in the transfer catheter 13. Cleavage stage or blastocyst transfer 14. Assisted hatching 15. Site of embryo deposition 16. Waiting 30 seconds 17. Fibrin sealant 18. Bed rest after transfer 19. Routine antibiotics 20. Experience of the clinician

  13. Refining the embryo transfer technique 1.Position during embryo transfer 2. General anaesthesia 3. Gentle and atraumatic technique 4. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer 5. Intrauterine or intratubal transfer 6. Ultrasound guidance 7. Full bladder 8. Removing cervical mucus 9. Flushing the cervical canal 10. Avoiding the tenaculum

  14. Position of the patient during embryo transfer (Englert et al, 1986 - CT) Englert et al, J In Vitro Fert Embryo Transf, 3:243-6, 1986

  15. Refining the embryo transfer technique 1. Position during embryo transfer 2. General anaesthesia 3. Gentle and atraumatic technique 4. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer 5. Intrauterine or intratubal transfer 6. Ultrasound guidance 7. Full bladder 8. Removing cervical mucus 9. Flushing the cervical canal 10. Avoiding the tenaculum

  16. ET under general anaesthesia(van der Ven, 1988 - CT) Van der Ven et al, Hum Reprod 3 (Suppl 2):81-3, 1988

  17. Effect of acupuncture (RCT) Paulus et al, Fertil Steril 77: 721, 2002

  18. Effect of acupuncture (RCT) Westergaard et al, Fertil Steril 85: 1341, 2006

  19. Effect of acupuncture (RCT) Smith et al, Fertil Steril, April 2006, [Epub ahead of print]

  20. Refining the embryo transfer technique 1. Position during embryo transfer 2. General anaesthesia 3.Gentle and atraumatic technique 4. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer 5. Intrauterine or intratubal transfer 6. Ultrasound guidance 7. Full bladder 8. Removing cervical mucus 9. Flushing the cervical canal 10. Avoiding the tenaculum

  21. Pregnancy rates with difficult transfers(Sallam et al, 2004) Sallam et al, Fertil Steril, 81 (Supplement 3): 22, 2004

  22. Implantation rates with difficult transfers (Sallam et al, 2004) Sallam et al, Fertil Steril, 81 (Supplement 3): 22, 2004

  23. Refining the embryo transfer technique 1. Position during embryo transfer 2. General anaesthesia 3. Gentle and atraumatic technique 4.Dummy (trial) embryo transfer 5. Intrauterine or intratubal transfer 6. Ultrasound guidance 7. Full bladder 8. Removing cervical mucus 9. Flushing the cervical canal 10. Avoiding the tenaculum

  24. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer

  25. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer(Mansour et al, 1990 - RCT) Mansour et al, Fertil Steril, 54: 678-81, 1990

  26. Uterine position at mock ET (Henne and Milki, 2004 (OS) Henne and Milki, Hum Reprod 19: 570-2, 2004

  27. Refining the embryo transfer technique 1. Position during embryo transfer 2. General anaesthesia 3. Gentle and atraumatic technique 4. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer 5.Intrauterine or intratubal transfer 6. Ultrasound guidance 7. Full bladder 8. Removing cervical mucus 9. Flushing the cervical canal 10. Avoiding the tenaculum

  28. Intrauterine versus intratubal ET(Habana and Palter, 2001 - Meta-analysis) Habana and Palter, Fertil Steril, 76: 286-93, 2001

  29. Refining the embryo transfer technique 1. Position during embryo transfer 2. General anaesthesia 3. Gentle and atraumatic technique 4. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer 5. Intrauterine or intratubal transfer 6.Ultrasound guidance 7. Full bladder 8. Removing cervical mucus 9. Flushing the cervical canal 10. Avoiding the tenaculum

  30. Ultrasound-guided embryo transfer

  31. Ultrasound-guided embryo transfer

  32. Ultrasound-guided embryo transfer(Strickler et al, 1985) Strickler et al, Fertil Steril 43: 54-61, 1985

  33. Measuring the uterocervical angle prior to ET 12.2 % 10 % 40.6 % 37.2 % Sallam et al, Hum Reprod, 17: 1767-72, 2002

  34. Ultrasound-guided embryo transferClinical pregnancy rate (Meta-analysis) Sallam and Sadek, Fertil Steril, 80: 1042-6, 2003

  35. Ultrasound-guided embryo transferImplantation rate (Meta-analysis) Sallam and Sadek, Fertil Steril, 80: 1042-6, 2003

  36. Ultrasound-guided embryo transferOngoing pregnancy rate (Meta-analysis) Sallam and Sadek, Fertil Steril, 80: 1042-6, 2003

  37. Ultrasound-guided embryo transfer (Buckett, 2003 - meta-analysis) Buckett, Fertil Steril, 80: 1037-41, 2003

  38. Cochrane review, CPR (Brown et al, 2007) Brown et al, Cochrane Database 1:CD006107, 2007

  39. Cochrane review, LBR (Brown et al, 2007) Brown et al, Cochrane Database 1:CD006107, 2007

  40. Transvaginal ultrasound-directed ET Anderson et al, Fertil Steril 77 (4): 769, 2002

  41. Vaginal ultrasound-directed ET (CCT) Anderson et al, Fertil Steril 77 (4): 769, 2002

  42. Three-dimensional ultrasound-guided embryo transfer Letterie, Am J Obstet Gynecol 192: 1983, 2005

  43. Refining the embryo transfer technique 1.Position during embryo transfer 2. General anaesthesia 3. Gentle and atraumatic technique 4. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer 5. Intrauterine or intratubal transfer 6. Ultrasound guidance 7. Full bladder 8. Removing cervical mucus 9. Flushing the cervical canal 10. Avoiding the tenaculum

  44. Embryo transfer with a full bladderClinical pregnancy rate Abou-Setta. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 86(5):516-22, 2007

  45. Embryo transfer with a full bladderLive birth rate Abou-Setta. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 86(5):516-22, 2007

  46. Refining the embryo transfer technique 1.Position during embryo transfer 2. General anaesthesia 3. Gentle and atraumatic technique 4. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer 5. Intrauterine or intratubal transfer 6. Ultrasound guidance 7. Full bladder 8.Removing cervical mucus 9. Flushing the cervical canal 10. Avoiding the tenaculum

  47. Removing cervical mucus prior to embryo transfer

  48. Refining the embryo transfer technique 1.Position during embryo transfer 2. General anaesthesia 3. Gentle and atraumatic technique 4. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer 5. Intrauterine or intratubal transfer 6. Ultrasound guidance 7. Full bladder 8. Removing cervical mucus 9.Flushing the cervical canal 10. Avoiding the tenaculum

  49. Flushing the cervical canal with culture medium prior to ET

  50. Refining the embryo transfer technique 1.Position during embryo transfer 2. General anaesthesia 3. Gentle and atraumatic technique 4. Dummy (trial) embryo transfer 5. Intrauterine or intratubal transfer 6. Ultrasound guidance 7. Full bladder 8. Removing cervical mucus 9. Flushing the cervical canal 10.Avoiding the tenaculum

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